My mission is to educate people about what is in our food. Food ingredient labels can be confusing, and hard to figure out what all those ingredients are. No judgements, no suggestions on what to eat, just cold hard facts about what is in our food, what it does. I plan to compile ingredients lists from national food. And find definitions of the ingredients that are hard to say, let alone, figure out what it is exactly.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Artificial Flavor

Artificial flavors are simply chemical mixtures that mimic a natural flavor in some way. The evaporated chemical comes in contact with sensory cells in the nose and activates them. In the case of taste, a chemical has to activate the taste buds. esters.

The chemical industry approached the food industry and quickly
touted the benefits of artificial petroleum based ingredients in the nation's
food supply. Manufacturing benefits of chemical based colors over natural
colors included - convenience, lower cost and an almost unlimited shelf life.

The above statement's link goes on to tell of how by removing chemically altered, or artificially flavored food from a child's diet, (I have heard of many issues with adult ADHD, inability to focus also. Just my thoughts, but perhaps this could help across the board), that the symptoms of ADHD and behavioral issues improved dramatically.